2014 EMF miniEURO
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Montenegro |
| Dates | 26–30 November |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Romania (5th title) |
| Third place |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 227 (4.37 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Joe Andrew (9) |
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The 2014 EMF miniEuro was the 5th edition of the EMF miniEURO for national Small-sided football teams. It was hosted in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, from 26 to 30 November 2014.[1][2][3][4]
The final tournament was contested by 24 teams. The matches were played in one venue in the town of Igalo, Herceg Novi Municipality at the Sport Center Igalo.[5][6]
The defending champions, Romania, kept their title by overcoming Slovenia 1–0 in the final.[7][8]
Draw
[edit]The final tournament draw was held at the Igalo Spa Hotel, in Igalo, Montenegro on 15 October 2014.[9][10]
Group stage
[edit]In the group stage, a total of 36 matches (six matches per group) were played between 26 and 28 November, the teams finishing in the top two positions in each of the six groups progressed to the knockout stage, along with the best four third-placed teams.
If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches (including in determining the best third-placed teams), the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[11]
- Result of the match(es) played among the teams in question;
- Superior goal difference in all group matches;
- Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Higher number of wins in all group matches;
- Position in the EMF ranking system;
- Difficulty of opponents (according to the EMF ranking system);
- Draw.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the knockout stage |
Group A
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Italy
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 |
| 26 November 2014 | ||
| Croatia |
2-1 | Italy
|
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Kazakhstan |
6–0 | Ireland
|
| Ireland |
2–9 | Croatia
|
| Italy |
1–1 | Kazakhstan
|
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Italy |
2–2 | Ireland
|
| Croatia |
1–0 | Kazakhstan
|
Group B
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Poland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
 Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
 Bulgaria
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
 Wales
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Bulgaria |
2–3 | Poland
|
| Slovakia |
3–2 | Wales
|
| 28 November 2014 | ||
| Poland |
2–2 | Slovakia
|
| Wales |
1–1 | Bulgaria
|
| Slovakia |
2–2 | Bulgaria
|
| Poland |
3–0 | Wales
|
Group C
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
 Greece
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
 Slovenia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Lithuania
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Greece |
5–0 | Lithuania
|
| Romania |
2–1 | Slovenia
|
| Greece |
0–0 | Slovenia
|
| Lithuania |
0–8 | Romania
|
| 28 November 2012 | ||
| Slovenia |
5–2 | Lithuania
|
| Romania |
1–0 | Greece
|
Group D
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 |
 Moldova
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
 Israel
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 0 |
| 26 November 2014 | ||
| Montenegro |
3–2 | Scotland
|
| Israel |
1–2 | Moldova
|
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Moldova |
4–1 | Scotland
|
| Montenegro |
5–1 | Israel
|
| 28 November 2014 | ||
| Scotland |
4–3 | Israel
|
| Montenegro |
5–4 | Moldova
|
Group E
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| Czech Republic
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
 England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
 Turkey
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
| 26 November 2014 | ||
| Czech Republic |
0–3 | Spain
|
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Turkey |
2–3 | England
|
| Czech Republic |
2–0 | England
|
| Spain |
1–1 | Turkey
|
| 28 November 2014 | ||
| England |
1–4 | Spain
|
| Czech Republic |
7–1 | Turkey
|
Group F
[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
| Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
 Latvia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
 Cyprus
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
| 27 November 2014 | ||
| Russia |
6–0 | Cyprus
|
| Germany |
5–1 | Cyprus
|
| Russia |
3–1 | Latvia
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| 28 November 2014 | ||
| Latvia |
0–2 | Germany
|
| Cyprus |
1–6 | Latvia
|
| Germany |
1–1 | Russia
|
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Slovenia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| F | Latvia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
| D | Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
| E | England
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| B | Bulgaria
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
| A | Italy
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Knockout stage
[edit]The round of 16 and the quarter-finals were played on 29 November 2014 and the semi-finals, third place play-off and the final, were played on 30 November 2014. If a match was drawn after 40 minutes of regular play, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.
Bracket
[edit]| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Croatia | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Latvia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 (0) | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Russia | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Scotland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Moldova | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Romania | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 2 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 6 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 0 (0) | Czech Republic | 2 | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | 0 (2) | Germany | 1 | |||||||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 4 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "EMF Euro - Home". Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
- ^ "Mini Football Championship".
- ^ "MiniEURO 2014. Поддержи Сборную России! - OLEsports".
- ^ "Jutri žrebanje skupin za miniEURO 2014". 15 October 2014.
- ^ About Championship minieuro2014.com
- ^ MiniEURO2014 Will Be In Montenegro! 19 September 2014, eurominifootball.com
- ^ Romania – European Champion Archived 2020-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Danilo Lekovic, 30 November 2014, minieuro2014.com
- ^ miniEURO 2014: wspaniała seria trwa, Rumunia znów mistrzem Europy Tomasz Delimat, 30 November 2014, Onet (in Polish)
- ^ MiniEURO Draw Tomorrow! 15 October 2014 eurominifootball.com
- ^ MiniEURO Draw Is Made! 16 October 2014, minieurofootball.com
- ^ Rules minieuro2014